Allentown man arrested after disturbance outside nightclub

March 02, 2010|-- Manuel Gamiz Jr.

An Allentown man was arrested after a shooting outside a city restaurant and night club Sunday night, Allentown police said.

Jose Luis Martinez, 25, of 747 N. Sixth St. was stopped by police who saw him speeding from the strip mall at Hamilton Street and American Parkway after police had received a call reporting shots fired at 9:22 p.m., Capt. Stephen Mould said.

Police recovered a gun and charged Martinez with reckless endangerment and hindering apprehension and prosecution. He was arraigned by District Judge Karen Devine of Allentown and sent to Lehigh County Prison under $50,000 bail.

Mould said the shooting followed a disturbance outside the Tu Casa Night Club and Restaurant in the strip mall.

No one was injured in the shooting, which remains under investigation.

Anyone with information on the shooting is asked to contact Detective Mark Boyer in the criminal investigations unit at 610-437-7721.